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• Record numbers expected to holiday at home this summer
• Visitors urged to 鈥榢now before you go鈥� to blue spaces
• Check water quality before taking the plunge

Staycationers are being urged to become #WaterWarriors and make the right choices when visiting beaches, rivers and lakes this summer in a new Environment Agency campaign launched today.

Record numbers are expected to holiday at home due to ongoing coronavirus uncertainties, with an estimated 30 million people expected to visit our beaches (source: ), and still more visiting rivers and lakes across the country.

Many will flock to popular English beaches and lakes designated as bathing waters to swim and enjoy the country鈥檚 blue spaces.

Visitors are being encouraged to 鈥榢now before you go鈥� by checking the Environment Agency鈥檚 , which provides鈥痠nstant, easy access to information on over 400 bathing waters in England, including the latest water quality classification 鈥� and, for some bathing waters, when warnings are issued due to the temporary effects on water quality after a rainy day or high tides. Having this information at the fingertips ensures people have the most up-to-date information before they take the plunge.

Joint advice with Public Health England is also available on open water swimming 鈥� that鈥檚 swimming anywhere that isn鈥檛 a public pool - at Swim healthy.

Staycationers are also being encouraged to consider how their actions, whether at home or on holiday, can affect water quality and to remember a few simple actions they can take to protect blue spaces for everyone:

• only flush the 3Ps 鈥� pee, poo and paper
• never pour fats and oils down the sink鈥�
• never flush wet wipes and sanitary products down the loo鈥�
• always take your rubbish away from the beach鈥�
• always bag and bin your dog鈥檚 poo鈥�
• never pour waste liquids or throw litter down surface water drains鈥�

Simon Moody, Area Director for Solent and South Downs at the Environment Agency, said:

From the splendour of the chalk cliffs of Sussex to the sandy expanses of Isle of Wight beaches, Hampshire, Sussex and the Isle of Wight will see more people than ever taking a staycation and enjoying time in and around our glorious beaches, rivers or lakes this summer, it鈥檚 vital to know how we can all protect them.

That鈥檚 why this summer we鈥檙e calling on people to check the Swimfo site for bathing water quality and follow #WaterWarriors on our social media channels.

皇冠体育app quality of bathing water across the South is very high, but it is always a good idea to check the water quality before you visit and whether any pollution warnings are in force. With the potential for some beaches being very crowded this summer, it鈥檚 also an opportunity to search out some of the quieter spots. We want people to use the water safely, be aware of the risks and seek the right advice before taking the plunge.

皇冠体育appre is a lot going on to protect and enhance the environment, but as well as regulation and large scale investment, individual actions in your home, or at your holiday accommodation, really do make a difference. Wet wipes, kitchen towels, sanitary products, fats, oil and grease don鈥檛 belong down the drain, but are still found in huge quantities, leading to blockages and poor water quality. Enjoy your local environment this summer and do all you can to leave it for others to enjoy too.